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Make-up, skincare and haircare for different ethnicities is thankfully becoming less of a minority. In our weekly column, Beyond the Pale, women from all ethnic backgrounds share their favourite beauty moments, insider tips and the products they swear by. This week, the Telegraph's fashion coordinator Krissy Turner shares her favourite blushers for darker complexions.

With the arrival of the warmer weather, it's likely you've been drawn to wearing a subtle colour on your cheeks to add a summery feel to your everyday makeup look.

Blushers suited to medium and darker skintones need to have a high colour pigment so they stand out enough, but not so much that they look obvious, try-hard and are difficult to wear.

It's a big ask but we've done all of the testing and narrowed it down - these are the best highly pigmented blushers that will add a pretty flush on medium and darker skintones.

Nars Blush in Angelika

This lovely powder blush has a subtle gold shimmer that catches the light and flatters darker skin.

Who it'll suit: The purple tone suits most mixed, Asian and dark skin tones - for medium skin, a light sweep on the apples of your cheeks looks best. A more built-up pop of this purple hue will look great on darker complexions.